Tomato

Seeing Red: Why tomato prices are likely to hit Rs 300 per kg

At an all-time high, tomatoes cost between Rs 120-160 per kilo in various parts of India. Experts are saying this might even go up to Rs 300 in the upcoming weeks. To lessen this load on the common man, the Centre began selling tomatoes at discounted prices in Delhi, Lucknow, and other major cities

Madhya Pradesh man uses tomatoes for cooking without wife's permission, she leaves home

Sanjeev Burman revealed that a major argument erupted between him and his wife Aarti Burman when he used two tomatoes while preparing a meal without consulting her

Rising prices: Why India is in tomato trouble again

Reports indicate that tomato prices have jumped 445 percent, surpassing the cost of petrol. McDonald’s also announced the removal of tomatoes from their burgers due to the skyrocketing prices

Tomatoes more expensive than petrol: How viruses have destroyed the crop

Farmers in Karnataka’s Kolar are blaming the tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) for crop losses due to which vegetable prices have skyrocketed. While in Maharashtra, tomato growers say cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) are affecting their produce

Filling up empty shelves: Why the UK should grow fruits and vegetables in cities

More than 80 per cent of people in the UK now live in urban areas. Expanding fruit and vegetable production in cities – a practice called urban horticulture – could thus help to reduce the severity of supermarket supply shortages in the future

Food Files: From Portuguese introduction to British cultivation, story of tomatoes in Indian cuisine is a complex one

With their unfamiliar attributes, tomatoes, it seemed, had an ability to stump right from their initial days of inception in the Mughal kitchens as is evident from early mentions in Indo-Persian cookbooks such as the Nusḵẖa-i Niʿmat Ḵẖān, where it is referred to as the wilāyatī baigan or foreign eggplant.

Onion, tomato prices continue to rule high at Rs 60-70 per kg in Delhi on supply disruption amid heavy rains, floods

Onion and tomato prices continue to remain high in the range of Rs 60-70/kg in the retail markets of the national capital despite government measures

Tomato prices continue to soar at Rs 60-80 per kg in Delhi despite govt measures to boost puree supply

Tomato prices have come under pressure in Delhi and the National Capital Region due to supply disruption owing to heavy rains in producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Onion price rise temporary phase, country has buffer stock to meet shortage; govt boosting supply: Ram Vilas Paswan

Among metros, onion was quoting at Rs 34 per kg in Chennai, Rs 43 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 44 per kg in Delhi and Rs 45 per kg in Kolkata on Friday, the ministry data showed.

Mother Dairy to sell tomatoes at Rs 40 per kg in Delhi to contain price rise

In a bid to check rising tomato prices in the national capital, the Centre on Friday asked state-owned Mother Dairy to boost its availability and sell the key kitchen staple at Rs 40 per kg